sechsmal

/[ˈzɛksmaːl]/ num

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,164

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

sechsmal is aGermannum. It means: mit sechs vervielfacht; fünfmal und ein weiteres Mal; sechsfach vorgekommen, durchgeführt Pronounced [ˈzɛksmaːl]. Often confused with schmal.

Key facts for sechsmal
PropertyValue
Headwordsechsmal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNum
IPA[ˈzɛksmaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,164
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sechsmal in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sechsmal is 8 letters long, classified as anum, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛksmaːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,164 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mit sechs vervielfacht; fünfmal und ein weiteres Mal; sechsfach vorgekommen, durchgeführt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sechsmal, with forms such as "eschsmal", "scehsmal", and "secchsmal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "schmal", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sechsmal, spelled S-E-C-H-S-M-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit sechs vervielfacht; fünfmal und ein weiteres Mal; sechsfach vorgekommen, durchgeführt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eschsmal,scehsmal,secchsmal,sechhsmal,sechmsal,sechsaml,sechsmall,sechsmla,sechsmmal,sechssmal,secshmal,sehcsmal,ssechsmal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sechsmal

Misspelling Variants of "sechsmal"

eschsmal8scehsmal8secchsmal9sechhsmal9sechmsal8sechsaml8sechsmall9sechsmla8
Misspelling Variants of "sechsmal"

Frequency rank: #26,164 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sechsmal"?
"sechsmal" is spelled S-E-C-H-S-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛksmaːl].
What does "sechsmal" mean?
As a num, "sechsmal" means: mit sechs vervielfacht; fünfmal und ein weiteres Mal; sechsfach vorgekommen, durchgeführt
What words are commonly confused with "sechsmal"?
"sechsmal" is commonly confused with "schmal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sechsmal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sechsmal" is [ˈzɛksmaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sechsmal" come from?
"sechsmal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.